When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection. This theory, published as The Origin of Species in 1859, sparked a fierce scientific, religious, and philosophical debate which continues heatedly today. This seminal work is presented with The Voyage of the Beagle, a vivid travel memoir as well as a detailed scientific field journal. Ordered by place, covering area from Northern Chile to Australia to Cape Verde Islands, this text contains hints of the theories that were later developed in The Origin of Species.

Author: Charles Darwin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 05/01/2009
Series: Vintage Classics
Pages: 992
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 7.82h x 5.10w x 1.74d
ISBN: 9780099519171

About the Author
Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was an English naturalist, eminent as a collector and geologist, whose theory of evolution remains the foundation of biology.